The living quarters of SweenyTod, the demon barber of Fleet Street!

And yes, I know this isn't how you spell Sweeny... When I first joined an
online club, I forget which one, they would only allow 10 character names,
and this was the best I could do, as they wouldn't let in SweeneyTodd.

Direct all complaints about this web page to SweenyTod.
If you're looking for information about the musical Sweeney Todd by
Stephen Sondheim, you can try looking
here. There seems to be a fair amount of interest in this
character, which is interesting. I first came across the name while
watching The Muppet Show, of all things (an odd place to learn about a
cannibalistic serial killer). The name stuck, and when I first
ventured onto IRC way back in about 1995 or 1996, I tried using it.
The nick was too long so I shortened it to SweenyTod, and I've been using
that nick ever since. If you're interested in the gruesome details
about Sweeney Todd and the history behind the character, there is a write
up at the Crime Library.

This is a busy and disorganised site. Because of that, I have a search
engine on the top of this page, which I recommend you use to find
specific information, especially if you're interested in Scientology.

Stuff To Do

There are a few things I'm especially interested in. Some of the
more interesting ones are linked below.

Scientology are a religious organisation,
that has attracted a lot of attention and publicity, a fair amount of it
quite negative. They promote themselves as a mental health and self
improvement group, and as a religion that allows you to be a member of
other churches, but that is disputed by a lot of people, including
myself. Visit my series of pages and
see what I and others think about them.

This is something experimental. It is a weblog, devoted to
religious news from around the world. I will try and collect as many
news stories as I can, and post them here. You can read the stories,
visit the sites the stories came from, and if you like, post
comments. There is even a spot that allows you to send in your own
news stories and see them posted, if they are suitable. Check it
out, and see what you think.

I like chess, I really do. The trouble is that I suck at
it. I used to be good, in another life, but that was many years
ago. Now I hang out on ICC, and watch 13 year olds play better than
I ever did in my wildest dreams. sigh. I have met some
very good friends on ICC, and have developed a great seething hatred for
chess computers.

Everything else

Linux is my operating system of choice. It is
a free open sourced operating system, capable of as much as Windows
can do, and more. If you haven't seen or checked it out, you
are missing out on so much.

Here are the words to Australia's national
anthem. During the republican debate some years ago, it was
suggested that Waltzing Maltilda
be made into our anthem. I'm not sure a song about a suicidal
sheep thief is appropriate as Australia's song, but it must be said
- most of us love it more, and know the words!

The version of Waltzing
Maltilda online here is the popular version, sung buy most
people today. It is not, however, the original version, as penned by
Banjo Patterson. You can read the original
song here. It's quite interesting to see the difference.

I am a bible believing Christian. That means I
have accepted Jesus Christ as my saviour, and believe what the bible
tells me about him.

After this, things get vague. I don't believe
the world is 6000 years old, and think Christians lost the evolution
vs. creation debate years ago. God, I believe, doesn't give
two hoots about the winner of that debate, and loves us anyway.

This page doesn't preach too much, but does
give some of my favourite links on the subject.